Opportunity Overview
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health, maintains an active Willing & Qualified contracting pathway for Medication Management Services. CT NOI 0420260268 extends the current service through December 31, 2026 and adds funding and a new provider as the Department transitions to a January 1, 2027 start cycle.
Service Scope
The Office of Behavioral Health uses these agreements to provide Medication Management Services to individuals with Serious Mental Illness who meet program eligibility requirements but are not currently eligible to receive Medication Management Services through MaineCare reimbursement.
Current Funding and Providers
The current PJF lists Amendment 4 of $588,562 and a revised projected total of $1,640,031.30 across nine provider agreements through December 31, 2026.
The listed incumbent providers are Day One, Spurwink Services, MaineHealth, Sweetser, Kennebec Behavioral Health, Aroostook Mental Health Services, Community Care, True Connections, and Community Concepts. These named organizations are current contract holders and are not treated as unsent applicants for this exact W&Q opportunity.
Eligibility and Qualification Requirements
DHHS states that providers must be licensed by the applicable State licensing authority to provide Medication Management Services, employ qualified licensed practitioners, and be a provider of the service under MaineCare. Rates are standardized and consistent with the MaineCare rate.
The Department states that it does not intend to issue an RFP for these willing-and-qualified services.
Atlas Relevance
This is a legitimate behavioral-health clinical-services pathway serving people with Serious Mental Illness. The controlling PJF does not identify telehealth infrastructure, remote-exam technology, diagnostic hardware, or N9+ equipment as allowable costs, so no device-cost eligibility should be inferred without written DHHS confirmation.
Dr. Miltie does not appear to be a viable direct prime provider under the current qualification model because the prime provider must hold the required service licensure, employ qualified licensed practitioners, and participate in MaineCare for this service. A technology-support role should be evaluated only through a qualified provider and only if DHHS confirms the applicable cost treatment.
Next Action
Preserve the nine named organizations as incumbent funded providers. For any prospective new provider, first verify current W&Q availability, required licensure, qualified practitioner staffing, MaineCare service-provider status, and funding availability with DHHS. Apply normal CRM, Atlas_Email_Queue, Email Opt-Out, sent-history, reply, bounce, deadline, approval, and organization+exact-opportunity deduplication controls before any outreach is queued.
Official source: Maine Division of Procurement Services, CT NOI 0420260268, Medication Management Services.